Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
Partner, Wiley Rein, LLP
Megan L. Brown is a partner at Wiley Rein LLP. She has significant litigation, appellate and regulatory experience before state and federal courts and agencies.
Ms. Brown helps businesses respond to federal, state and local regulation and investigations raising administrative law, statutory interpretation, and constitutional issues, including the First Amendment.
Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
Wendy Keefer is an attorney at Barnwell, Whaley, Patterson, and Helms in Charleston, SC.
Ben Robbins is Staff Attorney at the New England Legal Foundation, a not-for-profit law firm advocating the interests of the business community.
Partner, Steptoe LLP
Shannen W. Coffin is a partner in Steptoe’s Washington office, where co-chairs the firm’s appellate practice and is a member of the regulatory litigation practice group. He frequently represents clients in trial and appellate courts in matters involving constitutional and administrative law challenges to state and federal government regulatory action.
Mr. Coffin previously served as a senior lawyer in the Executive Branch. He was Counsel to Vice President Cheney in the Office of the Vice President of the United States, where, among other things, he served on the White House’s judicial selection committee. Before that, Mr. Coffin served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the US Justice Department’s Civil Division, where he was responsible for overseeing and coordinating trial litigation on behalf of the federal government for constitutional challenges to federal statutes, statutory and constitutional challenges to agency programs, and defense of national security and anti-terrorism programs.
Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
Publius comes from the pen name Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay used when they wrote 85 publicly printed letters now known as the Federalist Papers. Hamilton chose “Publius” as a name that would represent friends of the newly proposed American republic - Publius Valeria Publicola was a Roman general who helped to found the Roman Republic. The Federalist Society continues the tradition of publishing things under the name Publius in celebration of our constitutional roots and recognition that author credit is not always necessary.
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Publius
The state courts have continued to issue environmental law and property rights cases. Some support...
Litigation over State Education Financing in Kansas
Megan L. Brown
“The history of education since the Industrial Revolution shows a continual struggle between two forces:...
Recent Developments in State Corporate Criminalization
Publius
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“A Cloud Of Condemnation:” Expanding The Definition Of A Compensable Taking Under The Minnesota Constitution
Matthew R. Salzwedel
Friedrich Hayek, the renowned Austrian economist, opined in his epic Road to Serfdom that “[t]he...
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Wendy Keefer
In April of 2003, the United States Supreme Court again undertook to define what limits...
Opposing A New Theory Of Tort Liability For Employers
Ben Robbins
Employers in Massachusetts closely watched a recent case to see if the state’s high court...
Eminent Domain in Minnesota
Tonetta Dove
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a landowner’s constitutional right to judicial review of...
An Examination of Cheney vs. U.S. District Court
Shannen W. Coffin
For a Supreme Court that takes a fairly expansive view of its own powers, the...
Nationwide Class Action Litigation (Oklahoma)
Publius
The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently handed down a decision upholding the certification of a nationwide...
Education Policy (New York)
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Campaign for Fiscal Equity Inc. et. al. v. The State of New York, et. al.
The New York Court of Appeals, which is the highest State Court in New York...